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US Air Force Secretary Calls for 24% Increase in Squadrons
2018-09-21 Read More...
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson on Monday called for growing the Air Force from its current size of 312 operational squadrons to 386 by 2030, as it prepares for a possible conflict against a major nation such as China or Russia, Air Force Times

UAE Defense Ministry Delegation Attends AAD Expo in South Africa
2018-09-21 Read More...
Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs, attended the opening ceremony of the Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD) Expo taking place 19 to 23 September 2018 at its long-standing home of Air Force Base Waterkloof in

Rostec Participates at AAD 2018 Exhibition in South Africa
2018-09-20 Read More...
Rostec is demonstrating over 280 models of weaponry and military equipment at the international conference and exhibition AFRICA AEROSPACE & DEFENCE

Iran to Unveil its Most Advanced Long-Range Radar
2018-09-19 Read More...
Commander of the Iranian Army’s Khatam ol-Anbiya Air Defense Base Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard announced that the country will unveil a new home-made advanced long-range radar in the near future, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Boeing to Update US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon Training System
2018-09-18 Read More...
Boeing has won a contract award from the U.S. Navy to update the courseware and software for the Navy’s P-8A Poseidon training

Lockheed Martin Selected for GPS III Follow-on Contract
2018-09-18 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) announced selection of Lockheed Martin for a fixed-price-type production contract for 22 GPS III Follow-On satellites with a total estimated contract value up to $7.2

NGC Begins MQ-8C Fire Scout Flight Tests in Missouri
2018-09-18 Read More...
Northrop Grumman Corporation (recently began flight tests for MQ-8C Fire Scout aircraft produced in Moss Point at the Trent Lott International Airport, a major milestone for the company and the region’s aerospace

France to Spend $4.2 Billion for Military Satellites Upgrades
2018-09-17 Read More...
France will invest 3.6 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to renew and upgrade its military satellites to shield its network from potential spying by rivals, its Defense Minister said this

Israel to Select Next Fighter Jet Fleet by Year’s End
2018-09-17 Read More...
The Israel Air Force is set to decide within the next three to six months between purchasing a third squadron of F-35 jets or Boeing’s latest F-15I, The Jerusalem Post has

Harris Names New President, Communication Systems Business
2018-09-17 Read More...
Harris Corporation has named Dana Mehnert President of the company’s $1.9 billion Communication Systems business, reporting to Harris Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer William M. Brown, effective September 30,

Iran to Boost Power of its Ballistic, Cruise Missiles
2018-09-14 Read More...
A senior advisor to the Iranian Defense Ministry announced his country’s plans to increase the power of its ballistic and cruise missiles, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Rostec Modernizing Indian Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier
2018-09-14 Read More...
Following the program of military-technical cooperation with India, Technodinamika holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) has begun executing installation supervision of marine hydraulic systems on the Indian Navy aircraft carrier

China Joins Russia in Massive Vostok 2018 Military Exercise
2018-09-13 Read More...
The Vostok 2018 exercise, the largest in Russia’s modern history, which involves 300,000 troops, got underway in the Eastern Military District on Tuesday, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry told

Iran Tests Bavar Missile Defense System on Ballistic Missiles
2018-09-12 Read More...
Deputy Commander of Khatam ol-Anbia Air Defense Base for Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad General Mahmoud Ebrahiminejad announced that Iran has successfully tested the home-made version of the sophisticated Russian S-300 missile defense system,

U.S. Air Force Awards Boeing 4th KC-46A Tanker Production Lot
2018-09-12 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits. With this fourth production lot, Boeing now is on contract for 52 KC-46

Safran, CNRS, University of Poitiers Launch Joint Research Lab
2018-09-12 Read More...
Safran Electronics & Defense Chief Executive Officer Martin Sion, CNRS Executive Officer for the development and University of Poitiers President Yves Jean inaugurated their joint lab, PRIMEO (for “Partnership for Research and Innovation in

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